background: woodfordia fruticosa is used traditionally as antidysenteric compound for fodder animals. stem and flower extracts are previously flourished for their antibacterial activity. leaves are also equally important, which are preliminary screened for their bioactive components in present study. objective: evaluation of antibacterial activity of leaves of w. fruticosa and detection of thei...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of different fractions of Black Maca (Lepidium meyenii), obtained from the hydroalcoholic extract, on spermatogenesis. DESIGN Animal study. SETTING Animal and laboratory facilities at a university. ANIMAL(S) Forty two adult male rats from the Holtzman strain (3 months old). INTERVENTION(S) Hydroalcoholic extract of Black Maca was partitioned with the fol...

The residual film toxicity, fumigant toxicity and repellent effect of methanol extract of root bark of Calotropis gigantea (Linn) and its chloroform and petroleum ether (40-60°C) soluble fractions were evaluated against several inster of larvae and adult of Tribolium castaneum. In residual film toxicity, methanol extract and its chloroform and petroleum ether fractions showed insecticidal activ...

background and objectives: commiphora habessinica (o.berg) engl. (burseraceae), boswellia sacra flueck (burseraceae), phoenix dactylifera l. (arecaceae), and doronicum glaciale (wulfen) nyman (asteraceae) are of ethnomedicinal importance in persian folk medicine and are widely used to treat infectious diseases. the aim of the present study was to investigate the antimicrobial properties of thes...

Results: The findings revealed that petroleum ether extracts possess excellent anti-lice activity .In 15 % concentration seed oil is able to kill 100% lice and 10 and 15 % concentration of seed oil makes nits unable to survive, results were well comparable with standard i.e benzoyl benzoate (25% w/v) as its 10% and 20% concentrations are able to kill 100% lice and deactivated nits. These result...

Background and objectives: Viola odorata L. is a grassy plant that grows in the humid regions and has been used to treat liver diseases and complicated and tropical fevers in Iranian traditional medicine (ITM). V. odorata has cold and humid temperament while the temperament of fever which is the most important symptom of malaria is the opposite. Antimalarial a...

Background and objectives: Commiphora habessinica (O.Berg) Engl. (Burseraceae), Boswellia sacra Flueck (Burseraceae), Phoenix dactylifera L. (Arecaceae), and Doronicum glaciale (Wulfen) Nyman (Asteraceae) are of ethnomedicinal importance in Persian folk medicine and are widely used to treat infectious diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate ...